Self-Help

Self-Help

Steadfast persistence, it turns out, isn’t always the answer to letting go of a bad habit or resisting temptation. In this manga version of the best-selling Habit of Quitting office worker Yui Nakagaki, who has… …
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This manga version of the best-selling title invites a still wider range of readers to master the art of habit as they follow aspiring pâtissier Mai Hanazono through the ups and downs of learning to… …
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All people pick up voice and speech habits from their surroundings as they grow up. They simply learn how to vocalize and pronounce words by mimicking other people, and virtually no one receives any kind… …
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From her collaboration with Baccarat in France to her work in New York, Milan, Frankfurt, and Paris, a prominent artisan of Japanese washi paper shares her secrets for finding pleasure and inspiration in work. Addressing… …
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In a handy guide that’s divided into chapters by theme for easy reference, prolific author Emiko Katō offers a variety of advice on how to move through life’s vicissitudes with elegance and grace. Applying just… …
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There is a small factory, located in the northernmost part of Japan, whose technical capabilities have earned the high regard of NASA. Embodying the passion with which the workers there have pursued their dream, this… …
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What does it mean to experience a “shaking of the heart”? According to author Shunmyō Masuno, this refers to “when you cannot get past a momentary agitation of some kind and find yourself dwelling on… …
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Industrial designer Oki Sato, founder of a Tokyo-based studio that serves over 250 clients worldwide, offers his unique approaches for bringing ideas to life through teamwork. In the process he reveals much of the story… …
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In 365 brief chapters, one for each day of the year, the founder of the syncretic monotheistic religion known as Seicho-no-Ie offers his wisdom on the habits of heart and mind that will lead a… …
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"Why do doggies wag their tails?" As small children we have an insatiable curiosity and ask questions about everything around us?a talent we unfortunately let slip as we grow older, when each day is all… …
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Author Takafumi Horie launched an Internet company at the age of 23 while a student at the University of Tokyo; by his early thirties he was making moves to buy a professional baseball team and… …
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Many children say they have memories from when they were still in their mother's womb, or even of a time before conception. It gives pause to consider that children are born to parents whom they… …
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Introducing the elements of philosophical thinking, and then applying those techniques to gain fresh perspectives on current world events, this book takes the study of philosophy out of the ivory tower and places it squarely… …
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Begin from Within is the latest release from Asia's popular, million-selling monk Ryunosuke Koike. Based upon Koike's love advice column on a popular astrology website, Begin from Within provides answers to a variety of typical… …
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This bestseller has sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan, where it is frequently featured in leading television programs, newspapers and magazines. The 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche heavily influenced 20th-century thought with his original… …
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It's not about talent or destiny?it's about switching on your genes! The essence of the documentary film SWITCH, which has moved audiences all over Japan, is captured in this book, in which a world-class authority… …
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The author is the founder and CEO of a leading coaching company in Japan. Based on a lecture he gave at New York University that drew attention from coaches around the world, Three-Minute Coach introduces… …
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